INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
"THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS"
VOL.4
INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1916
NO. 36
A TIME TO VOTE "NO"
A special election has been called in Independ
ence for next Thursday, April 27, for the purpose
of amending" the charter so that $16000 worth of
bonds held against the city and drawing six per
cent interest may be recalled and sold again to
another company that will take them for five and
a half percent interest. The last named company,'
having received a guarantee that it will get the
bonds,.. is paying all the expenses of the election.
From a financial standpoint, it will save several
hundred dollars in interest, but there are two ob
jections that every voter should weigh carefully
before casting his ballot. First, it will be noted
that the company secured a guarantee that it
could buy the bonds, thereby eliminating all com
petition. Perhaps there
would make a better ofter if the usual method of
advertising Jbr bids was
this objection might be
it a supposition. Second, at the end oi bub-di
vision 2 of the proposed amendment, which was
prepared by the bond company, this proviso is
found:
"And provided also that the debt limi
tation contained in the charter of said
city shall not apply to the bonds hereby
authorized."
So, should this amendment be adopted, the debt
limitation of this city
SU.S000 to S61000. While
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be a part of the debt limitation it would be a legal
claim against the city just
the present limit of $-b000 would make $61000.
The council, without
put it up to the voters for acception or rejection
and The Monitor because of the "debt limitation"
section advises a vote of "NO."
REDUCTION OF HOP
All over the United States and
in the Uadiajf hop growing cen
ters of the world, agitation for
the reduutioa of acreage is grow
ing. Statistically there is al
most doubU tke acreage devoted
to hopi ia the world to produce
the requirements of hops during
normal seasona.
Thia .means that despite the
ideas of many interests that
hear makers must eventually
eoraete their term regarding,
the lnce or hops, tie iaci re
mains that the brewers have al
most eaough kepi ia their ware
ONCE THAT TEDDY
are other companies that
carried out. However,
overruled by declaring
would be increased from
this $1601)0 would not
the same and added to
expense to the city, has
ACREAGE URGED
houses at this time to supply
their requirements for an entire
season, evea thoQgh aot a .single
bale was purchased i the com
ing crop year. This does not
mean that all brewers have a
surplus of hops on hand. Some
purchase only for immediate re
quirements and carry no surplus,
but this is by ao means true of
the general brewing fraternity.
Some of the larger operators
generally carry sufficient stocks
of hops to meet their require
ments for two searona. They
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CAN'T SY A WORD.
w..t.rm. , Oh 0t.te Jorai.
!J. 0. GLEE
CLUBCOMING
24 GIRLS IN PARTY
Will Appear In the Inde
pendnce Opera House On
Saturday Night, April 29
Citizens of Iadependence will
have an opportunity to assist in
the raising of a fund to construct
a Woman's Memorial Hall at the
University of Oreaon when the
Women's Glee Club of the State
University appears at the Opera
House Saturday night, April 29.
The coneert to be given by the
lee club in this city is but one
of five that are to be given in
various towns of the Willamette
Valley. The proceeds of the
tour are to be turned into the
Women's Building fund.
Ordinarify in the case of a
charitable entertainment, the
support of the public is expected
beeaase of the worthiness of the
purpose rather than the real
merit of the entertainment to
which the proceeds are to be
p'ut, but such is not the case
with the coneert given by the
University of Oregon Women's
Glee Club. Tkis year's club ifl
undoubtedly the best women's
glee club that hrs ever been pro
duced at the University. At
least music critics say so.
When the oluk appears in this
city, it will. present a program so
well balanced and including such
a wide variety of talent as to
please the most cosmopolitan
audienee. The program will con
sist of solos, quartets, ensem
bles, duets and skits.
The oUb carries three soloists
in the persons of Miss Virginia
Peterson, soprano, Miss Martha
Tinker, soprane, and Miss Leah
Perkins, contralto. All three
have well-rounded voices and
sing difnealt namoers wun con-
sumate skill. The program is
not without a humorous aspect.
The skit, "Ten-Twenty-Thirty"
is a" guaranteed laugh-producer
nd cure for the bines. A troupe
of New York actresses are
stranded at a small railroad sta
tion. They soon become the ob-
jests of curioaity on the part ef
the 'natives' of the village. The
eonversation which takes place
and tke humorous situations that
arise make tke skit fumy to
the extreme.
The elub has a membership of
twenty-four- Wkile here the
University women will be enter
tained at private homes.
Dean Ralph H. Lyman of the
University School ef Music, is
the director of the organization
and has given months in per
fecting the qni'ity of the club.
The program in as follows:
PAKT ONE
a. "The Duik V. iteh"
Ambroite i
b. "Will o' the Wiap" - Sproao
Gleo Club
Soprano Solo- 'A May Morning '
. Denzs
Mite Virginia f'eterion
"To the Spring" Grieg
Glee Club
Soprano Soto "Lullaby from Jocelyn"
- G ddard
Mill Martha Tinker
Violin Oblijfhto by Mtt Melba William
"The Fountain" - - BrUtt
Glee Club
PART TWO
"Serenhde" - - Strauss
Glee Club
Piano Solo Paraphre on th Quar
tet from Rigoletto" Verdi-I.iazt
Mm Mona Dougherty
Qjarttt "The Sweeteat fiowtr
That Blow" - - Mawley
M m: Gillette, TinUr. Wood at.d
Perkins
Skit-'Tea-Twenty-Tbirty - Doiph
WOMAN WANTS $300
Mrs Charles Leo. a resident
of North Independence, has
asked the city of Independence
to pay her $300 as she desloeated
an ankle when she fell upon a
sidewalk near the residence of
Mrs. A. A. Nelson on North
Main St. The city atthorities
are not sure that it is responsi
ble for the defective condition of
the walk, as the Oregon Power
Co. ha 1 bee" excavating at the
place where the woman fell and
hud left the walk in-the shape
it was.
Dogs, klds'and speeders were
swatted by the city fathers at
their regular meeting AVednes
dty night. It is claimed that
dors arc running loose aain and
a special "catcher" will be put
on the job. Kids are also run
ning loose after nine o'clock and
the marshal was instructed to
notify parents that their roam
ing offsprings must be properly
restrained. As it has again bo-
come a fashion to speed with
s.utos and motorcycles on the
paved streets of the city, it was
deemed advisable to put the
motor cop back on the job.
BOOSTS SLAUGHTER
A. Slaughter, the new mana
ner of the Capital City Co-Ope r.
ative Creamery, arrived in the
city yesterday and is now in
charge ef the business. He is
regarded as one of the expert
and scientific butter makers of
the state. After graduating
from the Minnesota university in
the dairy division, he engaged
in bulter making in several co
operative creameries in Pennsyl
vania and atono time had charge
of the dairy department of the
Dunn county school of agricul
ture. Later ho was in charge
of a co operatsve creamery at
Pethuma, California whore his
speoial work was in testing and
Pusteurizing cream. For the
past two years he has been in
charge ef the Independence
creamery While living in the
eas, Mr. Slaughter was connect
ed with the American Society of
Equity, a farm mBrketingorg; n
ization. For the past two years
he has been on the executive
hoard of the Oregon state butter
and cheese makers association,
lie is the author of the the Wis
consin co-operative law from
which the Oregon co-operative
law was taken. Salem Capital
Journal.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
Mesdames J. E. Hubbard,
Sherman Hayes and Ed. 0i n
appeared before the city coun
cil Wednesday night and Mrs.
Hubbard in a neat little speech
told the councilman that she was
on? of the committee selected
by the Civic Club to inform the
city authorities that "clean up"
time was her again, that swat-
ting the rubbish, cans and flies
was a yearly neceseity and su
Kehted a union of city ofTicers,
Civic Club and citizens, for a
grand "clean up" the first we;k
in May. The council tfladly ac
cep,ed the o!f-?r and will assist
in the good work.
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DYKSTKA RE ELECTED
K. G, Dyk-itra has been re
elected as principal of scheol at
Ferrydale at an iacreae of sal
ary . Mr. Dykstra has made a
good record at Perryelale.
EASTEK SERVICES
Tnere will Le Easter services
ia all the churches Sunday even
ing, splendid programs having
beea prepare. See pag-e 3.
THE NEW BRIDGE
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Provided the county court of
PcIk county approves plans
drawn by State Engineer Lowis
for a steel bridge across the
Willamette river at Salem, bids
for its construction are to he
advertised for immediately. The
county court of this county ap
proved the plans Saturday after
noon, and thy also met with the
approval of the viewers.
The bridge as designed will
consist of four 161-foot camel
hack steel spans, with 138-foot
vertical lift span and a re' i forced
concrete viaduct appro ich on
the Polk county end. 850 feet in
length. The roadway is to be
26 feet in width with six-foot
walks on each side. The lift
span will be balanced by counter
weights and operated by simple
rack and pinion gearing, with
power transmitted by shafting
motors installed in an operator's
house at the center of the span.
."This type of bridge was se
lected for tlu reason that bor
ings for fi nidation of piers
showed a bluj mud and sand
formation entirely unsuited for
concrete arches of the necessary
span, but which was of sufficient
bearing power to support a steel
structure on concrete piers car
ried by wood pile foundations,"
said Engineer Lewis.
"The cost of the steel struct
ure is estimated at $143,100, in
cluding foundstions, and the re
inforced ; viaduct approach at
$55,400. The floor of the main
spuns is to he of wood on steel
joists with bituminous surface.
If a concrete under floe" is sub
stituted fir00 should he added
to the cost of the structure."
AmMoiioiiiit McIIImIi, who Iiiih iIIhcuv.
ered IiIh fourili c ciuii't, ili-N'i-vi'S much
prnlxf. t ti i -u ll li we tKiil J Imvt; wuitIimJ
jlontf wliii lliv ioiiii'l we hail
"PAYING TOO MUCH
The first thinjjf to do in
of maintaining" the school
in I'olk county is to cut
save over ipH'UU a year to the taxpayers. Any
candidate for superintendent, who will not agree
to eliminate the supervisor should be defeated as
it is an indication that he or she if elected will
continue the same extravagant system.
A POLITICAL
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"STOP IT"
SAYSWILSON
DELIVER ULTIMATUM
Germany Must Modify Sub
marine Warfare At Once;
War Possible
President Wilson his notified
the German government that its
submarine warfare must be mod
ified without farther parley and
unless the United States' wishes
are complied with, relations be
tween the two countries will be
severed. The refusal of Ger
many to comply with tke U. 8.
demands will probably mean
war.
"SINGLE LIFE"
A fair sixes' house greeted tke
members of the Taesday Even
ing Clab when they presentee
"Single Life," a three set com
edy, at the opera house last
Friday night. All those taking
part were Inexperienced ia act
ing npon the stage and did re
markably well under tke elreuns-
stances. Miss Dolly Dearlng
deserves npeclal mention for kor
clever work ana saewee muca
ability. W. B. Barest!, tke In
structor, is to be congratulated
for kis part is making tke skew
a success.
Banbury Tart.
One cupful of neclril raliiln, chop
ped duo; mix well w'.Hi one egg, one
cupful of aiiKiir, the Julre anil grated
liml of flip li'iimti. Miike a pastry of
three etipfuli of flour, one half cupful
of Inrd, one half cupful of butter and
a email pinch of Malt; mix with cold
water ami roll Dili) for under and up
Sit cruet. Put a epoouful of the tart -between
the cruxta and bake In a quick
oven.
FOR THE WHISTLE"
reducing the high cost
superintendent's. office '
out the supervisor and
SUBMARINE.
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Bromirup in Can Frenoieco Chronicle